Which laminate counter edge did you choose?
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Freda
15 years ago
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Comments (7)Thanks for the responses! I'm still not sure if we're going to change the kitchen or not, but if we do... Our kitchen has a 'desk area' that is around the corner and drops down from this other counter top. What I'd like to do is trim off the overhang and take off the desk area counter top...and lift it up to be even with the rest of the counters. This would mean removing the lower counter top and putting new base cabinets in....then placing the top back on. I was hoping to trim off the extra counter top by the range, so that the previous desk area would fit against it. If I do this, I'll also be cutting out the cooktop, to put in a range...which means I'm cutting both sides of this little counter top area. That's why I may just end up covering it with tile....See Morecountertops that say wow or foul! which one would you choose?
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Comments (11)We have installed laminate over our existing countertop, and the edges look perfect. It sounds a bit like the edges were not cut and sanded properly. Or maybe the tools that your dad used to cut the edges were not the right ones, or were not sharp enough so the laminate ended up rough. We used a router to cut the excess off at the edge and its important that the router bit is the one used for laminate trim - a flush cut bit. Also, presumably the router bit should be sharp, not old and rough. We also then took a sanding file so that the edge wasn't too sharp. Ours looks great. If the Sharpie by itself doesn't do the trick, could you use a file to smoothen out the roughness? If nothing works, perhaps try again by installing another piece of laminate. There are lots of youtube videos that describe the process. I think that is how we learned how to do it....See Moredesertsteph
15 years agocaryscott
15 years agoMy Mom did a "Geneva" edge which is described as an "understated modern drop ogee with clean attractive edge contour lines". She is really happy with it. Kitchen I am doing now can be done from one sheet (no seam on the top) so like the Soapstone kitchen already mentioned and Rhome410 we will do a custom top with a set on edge but a little thicker than standard. The homeowner picked this really funky pattern called "Beluga Beige". The larger sample I ordered came in yeserday. I love it but we will see whay the homeowner thinks when he sees more than a 2"x3" sample chip.
Geneva Edge:
Formica's Beluga Beige:
mom2sethc
15 years agoHello,
We have beveled edges in our kitchen. We used a staight edge in our bathrooms. I love the beveled edge, but I also like the simple rounded bullnose edges. I think I would have prefered the bullnose edge in my bathrooms.
Kitchen:
Bathrooms:
Elaine
rjr220
15 years agoKelli Tucker Campbell
15 years agojoyce_6333
15 years agoKelli Tucker Campbell
15 years agojanie-k
15 years agoWe have the Wilsonart oiled soapstone laminate. We had planned on soapstone but this was a whole house reno and ran typically over budget... so the counters were our budget cut because they are an easy swap out later. I have to say that I'm totally happy with the laminate and now it just seems silly to spend $$$ for soapstone that wouldn't look very different. Anyways, we just went for the standard straight edge (which also saved a lot of $$$) I took a Sharpie to the edge to hide any of the brown that was showing at the seam. It looks great and I like the simple straight edge.
janie-k
15 years agonaan
14 years ago
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